The Empowered Writer, Short Answer Matching Activity: Chapter 14

________ are like asides that convey additional information that is not important enough to be included in the main part of the sentence.

Rather than using a comma and a coordinating conjunction to join independent clauses, a writer may use a(n) ________.

________ convey information that is meant to be stressed. 

A(n) ________ can be used to set up a quotation or introduce a list or series. 

A(n) ________ clause contains information that is necessary for the reader to understand the sentence.

A writer should use a(n) ________ to set off the name of the person being addressed directly.

A(n) ________ can be used to indicate contractions and possession in nouns.

________ occurs when both nouns share or are equal parties in something and only the last noun shows the possessive.

________, such as whowhich, or that, introduce dependent clauses. 

A(n) ________ clause contains information that can be left out of the sentence without affecting the meaning. 

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